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The National Statuary Hall in 2011. The National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircular room with a second story gallery along the curved perimeter.
The National Statuary Hall Collection holds statues donated by each of the United States, portraying notable persons in the histories of the respective states. Displayed in the National Statuary Hall and other parts of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. , the collection includes two statues from each state, except for Virginia which ...
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is composed of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old Hall of the House of Representatives , which was then renamed National Statuary Hall .
The other North Carolina statue commissioned for the National Statuary Hall is a likeness of Civil War-era Gov. Zebulon Vance, who was also a Confederate military officer and U.S. senator.
"A more modestly scaled statue of evangelist Billy Graham, which was added to the National Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in May, cost about $650,000, suggesting that the price tag for a complete ...
Among the group of eleven statues currently encircling the rotunda against the wall at floor level are seven from the National Statuary Hall Collection: George Washington, in bronze, from Virginia, by Jean Antoine Houdon (copy cast in 1934). Andrew Jackson in bronze, from Tennessee, by Belle Kinney Sholz and Leopold F. Sholz, in 1928.
National Statuary Hall: Marble [164] John F. Kennedy Room Plaque: 1964 East Portico, U.S. Capitol Building: Bronze [165] John Gorrie Statue: 1914 C.A. Pillars: National Statuary Hall: Marble [166] John Hanson Statue: 1902 Richard E. Brooks: National Statuary Hall: Bronze [167] John McLoughlin Statue: 1953 Gifford MacGregor Proctor: National ...
A statue depicting country music legend Johnny Cash was unveiled Tuesday morning at the U.S. Capitol, making the "Man in Black" the first musician to have his likeness represented in Statuary Hall.